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Originally posted by Sugar_N_Spice
I see no problem with living at home if you are (1) in school (college, technical school, whatever), OR (2) you are contributing to the household, via paying rent, bills, and/or buying groceries...
I lived at home during various points thoroughout college (I currently don't live at home). My mother required that I pay her rent, and I resented her for it b/c: (1) I am a first-generation college student, (2) I am paying my own way through school and working (3) I help her and my siblings out financially when I can and when it's needed...Not to mention the fact that the last time I lived at home I didn't even have my own room (or a room even) to sleep in, and she was charging me an amount for rent that wasthisclose to what I could've paid to have a roommate.  Also, she expected me to come home at 11pm and wash other people's dishes and clean-up other people's mess   (mind you, I was paying rent and she expected me to do this. And sh held the fact that I needed to live at home shortly over my head and in my face whenever she could..So, needless to say, I can't imagine myself living ther again and putting myself through te drama unless I was going to be homeless (and even then, I would still hesitate about moving back there)...
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Oh I sooo feel you on that one. I am in college and since I went back to get certified to teach, I get no financial aid other than loans, so everything is out of pocket for me. There is really no way to go to school full-time and make enough on a part-time job to pay rent, car insurance, and pay for school. My parents are sadly mistaken if they think I am going to pay rent and I am already paying for everything myself. They did not pay a dime for anything the entire time I was in college. So I would not be over exaggerating to call us somewhere close to even.